“And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it. And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the Lord. And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the Valley of Achor. And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the Lord shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.” {3T 268.2}

Akan svarede Josua: »Ja, det er mig, som har syndet mod Herren, Israels Gud. Således gjorde jeg: Jeg så imellem byttet em prægtig babylonisk kappe, 200 sekel sølv og en guldtunge på halvtredsindstyve sekel; det fik jeg lyst til og jeg tog det; se, det ligger nedgravet i jorden midt i mit telt, sølvet nederst.« Da sendte Josua nogle folk hen og de skyndte sig til teltet og se, det var gemt i hans telt, sølvet nederst og de tog det ud af teltet og bragte det til Josua og alle israelitterne og lagde det foran Herren. Men Josua tog sammen med hele Israel Akan, Zeras søn og sølvet, kappen og guldtungen og hans sønner og døtre, hans hornkvæg, æsler og småkvæg, hans telt og alt, hvad der tilhørte ham og førte dem op i Akors dal. Og Josua sagde: »Hvorfor har du styrtet os i ulykke? Herren skal styrte dig i ulykke på denne dag!« Derpå stenede hele Israel ham og de brændte eller stenede dem.«